Cross-tie for railway-rails.



H. K. FLETCHER. CROSS TIE FOR RAILWAY` RAILS.

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H. K. FLETCHER. W' 's TIB'FoR RAILWAY RAILS.

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UNITE STATES FICE.

(JROSS-EICE FOR RAILEVAY-RAILS To all whom it may cgmcem VBe it known that l, HILLERY K. FLETCHER,

, a citizen of the United States, residing at Montpelier, in the" parish of St. Helena and State of Louislanmhave invented new and useful Improvements in Crossflics for Railway-Rails, of which the following is a speci- The present invention relates to improvements in cross tics 'for railway rails. I In carrying out my invention 1t is my purs pose to construct `a tie which shall embody a metallic member that includes parallel sides Iand an integrally formed bottom as. well as cushion members which are arranged Vbetween the sides Yand bottom and upon which the rails' rest, and whereby the said rails will be afforded the desired resiliency, the vsaidties being also provided with integ'ral `means vwhereby the rail securing plates-may be securely connected with the tie.

A A further object of the invention is the i provision of ties for railway rails provided with rcushion blocks upon which the rails rest, and also provided with block supporting members that provide spacing elements for at least two of the ties, the said ties being so constructed asto afford an effective connection between the'tics and the spacing elements.

`With the above recited` objects in view, and

j others which will appear as the nature of the invention is more fully understood the improvement resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of vparts set forth in the following specification and fall- `ing within the scope of the appended claims.

The essential features of the invention involved in carrying out my objects, are necessarily susceptible to changes in size, proportion, and other minor details, but in the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated a satisfactory reduction of my improvement to practice.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspec' tive view of twoties constructed in accordance with'my invention, showing the same supporting a single rail, as well as support ing a pair of jointed rails, Fig. 2 is atransf verse sectional view taken approximately on the line 2-12 of Fig. 1,'Fig. 3 is av longitu- `dinal sectional view on the line 3 8 of Fig. 2,

the railsbeing removed, Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the device as illustrated in Fig. l, Fig. 5-is a sectional View on the line 5-5 of upon the bottom 3 are cushion Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 30, 1913.

Application led January 22, 1913. Serial No. 748,672.

Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the metallic portionv of the tie, Fig. 7 is a similar view of the combined cushion sustaining and tie spacing member, Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the manner .of securing the tie to a bridge chamber 0r sleeper, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a fish plate which may be employed, and looking 4toward the bottom of said plate.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numerals l designate the improved ties. The ties comprise each an outer body or casing, which is preferably formed from a substantially rectangular sheet of suitable metal, such as rolled steel or the like. The casing comprises parallel spaced sides 2 and a connecting bottom 3 which is arranged at a right angle to the sides, and the said sides are vertically straight. The'sides 2, at a suit- .able 'distance from their ends, have their upper edges provided with a pair of spaced slits, the metal between the said slits being downwardly and outwardly bent vto provide ledges 4. -Each of these ledges is formed with an opening that is arranged adjacent its outer corner, the purpose of the openings will presently b'e set forth.

Arranged between the sides 2 and resting members 5. These cushions 5 are each preferably formed from a block of wood, and are shaped to snugly engage within the casing of the tie. The cushions are of a greater thickness than the distance between the upper walls of tne ledges et and the base or bottom 3 of the tie, so that when the rails Rrcst upon the cush- 'ons they will not contact withthe metallic edges ofthe sides of the tie. The sides 2 are provided with a plurality of spaced openings, the said openings being adapted for the reception of threaded elements, in the nature of headed wooden screws G which enter the opposite sides of the cushions 5. If desired, similar securing means may pass through the bottom 3 to within the lower portions ofthe cushions 5.

The slitted portions of the sides 2, from which the ledges V4 are formed are spaced from each other a greater distance than is the width of the base flanges of the rails R, and in order to securely connect the rails to the tie, I provide metallic angle bars 7 which have the inner longitudinal walls of their base or lower portions shaped to engage with the longitudinal edges of the base ianges of the rails, and their inner faces coinciding with the cross sectional shape of with aplurality of openings corresponding the fishing spaces' of the rails. These angle in number with similar openings in the base bars are provided with openings which are. 3 of the tie l, while arranged within theV adapted to register; with the openings in the member 12 and snugly engaging with the side ledges 4, the said openings being adapted walls 13 aswell as with the base 14 thereof, 70 for the reception of securing elements in the but 'projecting a suitable distance above the nature of bolts Sand securing nuts 9. side walls 12, is a. cushion member 16 which In order to preventl the accidental separais preferably in the natureof a rectangular tion of the nuts and bolts, incident to the wooden block. This block is of a length vibration to which the ties will be subjected equal to the length of the member 12 be- 75 when therolling stock passes over the rails. tween the adjacent inner walls or sides of which are supported by the ties, I have the ties 1, and is of a thickness correspondfound it desirable to provide the angle bars ing with the thickness of the cushion mem- .with nut looking plates 10. .These plates. bers 5 Within the ties 1.' The cushion mern- 15 may comprise each a fiat substantially recbers 5 may be' either of a less thickness than so tangular member which has its ends slotted the cushion members previously referred to, to engage with the heads of the bolts or with or the said cushion 'members may have their the nuts, and the said plates are removably underfaces depressed for the reception of the connected with the a'ngle bars through the extending portions lof the base 14 of the medium fof screw members or through the member12.` The co-acting rails which are 35 medium .of any other suitable or desired arranged uponthe cushion 1 6 andthe alinmeans. ing cushions 5, are connected through the From the above description, when taken medium of angular fish plates 17, the same in connection with the drawings, it will be having their verticallongitudinal Walls pronoted that the rails' R are effectivelysusvided with openings for the reception. of 90 tained upon the ties, and as the blocks 5 are the usual securing nutsand bolts, land the each of a widthonly slightly greater than lower angular'members aregprovided with the length of the ledges 4, the remainder of openings which register with the openings the tie provides a box-like structure for the in the ledges 4 of the ties l, and furthermore,

.30 reception ofthe ballast of thc roadhed which if desired, the portions of the fish plates be- 95 will effectively prevent either the lateral or tween the'tiesland arranged directly over longitudinal movementA ofthe ties, and the member 12 and the cushion 16 thereof furthermore, that the rails, through the memay loe""p1o\ 1 i dedv .with additional securing dium of the cushion blocks 5, are afforded means in" the'fn'at re ofthe ordinary spikes the desirable amount of resiliency. It will which enter the: cusliionl. Furthermore, 10g be further noted that the securing means 6 if desired,' the member 12- may have itssides` for the ,cushion members 5 are removable, provided .with openings for the 'reception of and that a worn cushion may be rer lily securingelements',inthe nature of screws or removed from the tie and a new cushion 1bbolts 18,1 which enter the sides of said 40 stituted therefor. cushions 16. y

In order to provide means whereby two In Fig. f8 I have illustrated a slightly rails may be joined between two ties, and modified form of thed'evice. vThe tie, in this also to provide means whereby the said pair instance; has its sides formed with outset A of ties/ are more effectively' sustained in fiange's which are disposed toboththe top spaced. relation with each other, I have found and bottom `edges of the said tie. The lower 114 it desirableto provide the side members 2 flanges E are in the same plane with the of the metallic portions of the ties with sub-V bottom Connecting member C of the tie, and stantially rectangular openings 11 which are the'said'langes F are provided, adjacent the disposed below the ledges 4, and whichare ends of the ties, with spaced openings for arranged in a plane` with the upper faces of the reception of the armsof U-bolt-s or hails 11 the bottoms 3 of the ties.A The numeral 12 B, the s'aidarms having ends threaded designates the connecting member. This, for the receptionfof nutsggN-g The upper member embodies parallel sides 13 and a langesFare-cut away. adjacent the ends of connecting base 14. The sides l2terminate the tie, as are also the sidesiof the tie, so-

V515 each an equal distance from the base 14,'the that the rails R rest upon the cushion block 11 sides being of a length equal to the proper without contacting with the metallic tie. s acing distance between the ties 1, while The ish plate l?, as illustrated in Fig. 9 of tlie base -14 is extended a distance beyond the drawing preferably has its underface 4the sides approximately equaling the width formedwith teeth T which are adapted to 6oV of said ties 1. These projecting portions of be embedded within the cushion member. 1: the base, which may be designated by the The plate P is formed with openings ad` numcralsl, are adapted to pass through jacent its opposite ends, the said openings the openings 11, andthe said openings are of being adapted for the reception of securing a size and shape to snugly receive the said .bolts which are provided with the usual rees extensions. The extensions 15 are provided taining nuts. Y

Having thus described the invention, what Iclaimiszl. A rail tie including a metallic member having parallel sides and an angular base,

the sides, adjacent their ends, being depressed and provided with ledges which exg tend beyond the outer faces of the sides, cushion blocks arranged 'between the sides and resting upon the bottom and having their upper faces disposed above they ledges,

said cushion blocks adapted .to provide bearings for the rails, the said rails being further provided with angle bars, and securing elements passing through the ledges andthe angle bars.

2. A rail tie including anangular member comprising parallel sides and a right angularly arranged connecting base, the sides, adjacent their ends, being each slitted from their upper edges, the metal between `the slits being bent outwardly to provide ledges, cushion blocks arranged between the sides and resting upon the base and projecting above the ledges, said cushion blocks adapted r to receive the ties, rail-retaining elements connected with the rails and resting upon the cushions, and securing means between the said elements andthe ledges' of the sides.

3. In a .rail-tie, a metallic channel mem ber having its sides, adjacent its ends',`pro-.

1vided with ledges, cushion blocks within the channel member and projecting aboa'e the ledges, said cushion blocks adapted to pro- .vide bearingfaces for the rails, the rails being provided with angle bars, and removable securing Aelements passing through the angle bars and through the ledges and connectedJ with the ledges.

4. In a tie for railway rails, a metallic 40 channel member provided with depressions adjacent its ends and formed with ledges arranged in a plane with the upper walls of the depressions, cushion blocks Within the channel members and arranged adjacent the depressions and projecting above the ledges, angle bars for the rails and overlying the cushion blocks, removable securing elements arranged between the'ledges and the angle bars, and a channel member having a rail cushion arranged between two of the ties '50 and connect-ed with the ties.

5. In a tie forvrailway rails, metallic channel members having their parallel sides, adjacent their ends, depressed and formed with outturned ledges, cushion blocks arranged within the channelmembers and disposed between the depressed sides thereof and extended beyond the le ges, the, sides of each oithe channel members belowthe ledgeshaving openings arranged in a plane with the connecting bottom of said members,

. channel spacing members, said spacing members having their bases projecting beyond their sides, said projecting members passing through the openings in the channel tie members below the cushion member thereof and secured to the said tie and cushion, a cushion member arranged within the channel connecting member and having its upper wall in a plane with the cushion member of the ties, and the rail ends adapted to rest` upon the said cushion member and the cushion members of the tie, angle -splice bars for the rail ends, and securing elements' passing through the splice bars and the '15 ledges oi the ties.

G. A rail tie comprising a' metallic channelfmember having its edges formed with out-turned flanges, a railsupporting cushion within the channel member, means fonretaining the cushion within the channelmernber, fish plates for the rails secured to the tie and to the cushion member, and the lower fianges of the channel l member being providedwith spaced openings for the reception S5,

of securingmembers for sustainingthe tie against movement.

In testimony whereof I afiixvmy signature in presence of two witnesses- .i

HILLERY it. FLETCHER.

Vitnesses: Y

JOHN J.DAHLSTROM, N. P.` VERNON. 

